Product Review: Blackhawk A.R.C. IWB Holster

Hey folks, Paul Carlson for the Personal Defense Network. We're here at the Blackhawk booth at the NRA Annual Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee, and one of the things that I wanted to make sure I took a look at was new holsters that are coming out. One of the challenges the students for Safety Solutions Academy and folks that carry guns concealed face, is finding the right holster that helps them carry their firearms safely and securely, provides them access when they need it, and is comfortable enough to wear and conceal their handgun. Blackhawk has some nice innovations, especially when it comes to appendix holsters. What I have in my hand here is the A.R.C, the Appendix Reversible Carry holster. And it's a pretty neat product. Let's just go over it really quickly. It's a polymer holster. It has two belt clips that come with it, one for 1 and 1/2 inch, one for 1 and 3-4 inch. It has a ride height adjustment so that you can control the depth of the gun in the waistband, and it's reversible. This is an ambidextrous holster. It works for a right-hander or a left-hander. What's really neat about this holster is when you take a look at it, this polymer has a durometer, a hardness, a softness to it, that allows it to be flexible. It feels soft to the touch, yet at the same time, your belt isn't going to compress this holster so much that it can't be reholstered. Really helps with retention, and it helps you put your gun away when you need to, as easily as possible, and that's an important factor when it comes to dealing with concealed firearms. Now this model right here happens to be for a Glock 19. This model, the A.R.C, Appendix Reversible Carry holster from Blackhawk is available for your standard size Glock pistols, your 17, your 19, your 26, and the 40 caliber versions as well. And in addition to that, it's available for the Glock 43 beginning in April 17th of 2015. When it's combined with the A.R.C., it really makes for an outstanding concealed carry package. Folks, make sure you give Blackhawk a look. This holster is really impressive. What's most impressive about it is all of this is in a package that retails for less than $23.